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THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THINKING AND CHALLENGING It is important to clearly articulate the details of the decision making process. We need to note the actual criticism (faulty logic, incorrect beliefs/assumptions) that results in HOW TO MANAGE WHAT YOU CAN’T MEASURE Measures are a proxy and we need to understand the limitation of the data we use. The main point Deming was making was we can’t just pretend the data we have tells us everything we need to know. We need to think. We need to understand that the data is useful but the limitations need to be remembered. Human systems involve people. SEVEN FATAL FLAWS OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT The Seven Fatal Flaws of Performance Measurement by Joseph F. Castellano, Saul Young, and Harper A. Roehm. Performance measurement systems are used to establish specific goals, align employee behavior, and increase accountability. Organizations often use these systems to set targets for component units (e.g., individuals, profit centers A GOOD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS ROBUST AND CONTINUALLY This is a fairly good quote on a good management system. Some people might not like the mechanistic model – comparing an organization to a clock, and I agree that isn’t the right model, but even so it is agood quote.
THE TOYOTA WAY
I think Toyota, even with the problems, is a fantastic example of a very well managed company. Yet even with all the study of lean manufacturing even basic ideas are overlooked. For example, the two main pillars of the Toyota way are “continuous improvement” and “respect for people.”. For all of us, it is valuable to refocusingon core
LEAN MANUFACTURING AND THE TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM In this post I explore my thoughts about what lean (lean manufacturing, lean thinking) means. The way I think about it is that lean manufacturing sprung from Toyota. It seems to me the lean manufacturing name was meant to capture the entire Toyota Way.Capturing the whole of what that encompasses isn’t possible in 1 or 2 or even 10 books so it wasn’t done completely. ONE FACTOR AT A TIME (OFAT) VERSUS FACTORIAL DESIGNS Guest post by Bradley Jones. Almost a hundred years ago R. A. Fisher‘s boss published an article espousing OFAT (one factor at a time). Fisher responded with an article of his own laying out his justification for factorial design.I admire the courage it took to contradict his boss in print! PETER DRUCKER DISCUSSING THE WORK OF JURAN, DEMING AND In this clip Peter Drucker talks about Japan and his work there as well as the work of W. Edwards Deming and Joseph Juran. His discussion highlights how he remembers the Japanese were so willing to take new ideas and implement them immediately. KEYS TO THE EFFECTIVE USE OF THE PDSA IMPROVEMENT CYCLE The PDSA improvement cycle was created by Walter Shewhart where Dr. Deming learned about it. An improvement process is now part of many management improvement methods (A3 for lean manufacturing, DMAIC for six sigma and many other modifications).They are fairly similar in many ways. The PDSA cycle (Plan, Do, Study, Act) has a few key pieces that are either absent in most others CURIOUS CAT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING BLOG A chemical engineer uses science to find solutions to problems, such as manufacturing issues for a food company. They can also work for pharmaceutical, chemical, science, petroleum, coal, oil, gas, trade, manufacturing and other companies. They usually work in a laboratoryor office setting.
THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THINKING AND CHALLENGING It is important to clearly articulate the details of the decision making process. We need to note the actual criticism (faulty logic, incorrect beliefs/assumptions) that results in HOW TO MANAGE WHAT YOU CAN’T MEASURE Measures are a proxy and we need to understand the limitation of the data we use. The main point Deming was making was we can’t just pretend the data we have tells us everything we need to know. We need to think. We need to understand that the data is useful but the limitations need to be remembered. Human systems involve people. SEVEN FATAL FLAWS OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT The Seven Fatal Flaws of Performance Measurement by Joseph F. Castellano, Saul Young, and Harper A. Roehm. Performance measurement systems are used to establish specific goals, align employee behavior, and increase accountability. Organizations often use these systems to set targets for component units (e.g., individuals, profit centers A GOOD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS ROBUST AND CONTINUALLY This is a fairly good quote on a good management system. Some people might not like the mechanistic model – comparing an organization to a clock, and I agree that isn’t the right model, but even so it is agood quote.
THE TOYOTA WAY
I think Toyota, even with the problems, is a fantastic example of a very well managed company. Yet even with all the study of lean manufacturing even basic ideas are overlooked. For example, the two main pillars of the Toyota way are “continuous improvement” and “respect for people.”. For all of us, it is valuable to refocusingon core
LEAN MANUFACTURING AND THE TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM In this post I explore my thoughts about what lean (lean manufacturing, lean thinking) means. The way I think about it is that lean manufacturing sprung from Toyota. It seems to me the lean manufacturing name was meant to capture the entire Toyota Way.Capturing the whole of what that encompasses isn’t possible in 1 or 2 or even 10 books so it wasn’t done completely. ONE FACTOR AT A TIME (OFAT) VERSUS FACTORIAL DESIGNS Guest post by Bradley Jones. Almost a hundred years ago R. A. Fisher‘s boss published an article espousing OFAT (one factor at a time). Fisher responded with an article of his own laying out his justification for factorial design.I admire the courage it took to contradict his boss in print! PETER DRUCKER DISCUSSING THE WORK OF JURAN, DEMING AND In this clip Peter Drucker talks about Japan and his work there as well as the work of W. Edwards Deming and Joseph Juran. His discussion highlights how he remembers the Japanese were so willing to take new ideas and implement them immediately. CURIOUS CAT MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT BLOG Interview of William G. Hunter on Improving Quality and Productivity in Organizations by Peter Scholtes.. Bill taught a course at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Improving Quality and Productivity in Organizations, which was co-sponsored by the business school, statistics department and industrial engineering department. CURIOUS CAT INVESTING AND ECONOMICS BLOG The Kaiser Family Foundation calculator lets you get a quick idea of what your approximate subsidy benefit. A 55 year old earning $55,000 would be entitled to a subsidy of $4,700 about 50% of their health insurance costs (based on the USA average). For a 50 year old the subsidy would be $2,900 or 38%. For a 60 year old the subsidy would be CURIOUS CAT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING BLOG A chemical engineer uses science to find solutions to problems, such as manufacturing issues for a food company. They can also work for pharmaceutical, chemical, science, petroleum, coal, oil, gas, trade, manufacturing and other companies. They usually work in a laboratoryor office setting.
CHOOSING BETWEEN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND BIOENGINEERING Choosing Between Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering. Posted on February 17, 2021 Comments (0) . Chemical engineering and bioengineering, also called biomedical engineering, overlap in some areas because they both create new technology and innovations for the healthcare industry. HOW TO MANAGE WHAT YOU CAN’T MEASURE Measures are a proxy and we need to understand the limitation of the data we use. The main point Deming was making was we can’t just pretend the data we have tells us everything we need to know. We need to think. We need to understand that the data is useful but the limitations need to be remembered. Human systems involve people. BUILD AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE INTRINSIC MOTIVATION FLOURISHES Intrinsic motivation is a strong force and a few earlier adopters will quickly come along in all but the most broken organizations. You can build on that success (and eliminat more and more de-motivation) to grow intrinsic motivation in more and more people. Instead of trying to motivate people to put the customer first, create an environment ONE FACTOR AT A TIME (OFAT) VERSUS FACTORIAL DESIGNS Guest post by Bradley Jones. Almost a hundred years ago R. A. Fisher‘s boss published an article espousing OFAT (one factor at a time). Fisher responded with an article of his own laying out his justification for factorial design.I admire the courage it took to contradict his boss in print! SPECIAL CAUSE SIGNAL ISN’T PROOF A SPECIAL CAUSE EXISTS A signal of a special cause isn’t proof that one exists. Don’t become so enamored with the signals that you throw out judgement. Judgement should be grounded in data, understanding variation an understanding the process. But it is dangerous to apply tools as though they magically devine whether a special cause exists. WE ARE BEING RUINED BY THE BEST EFFORTS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE Irwin, the porcupine at the Animal Rescue League Wildlife Center has to work a little harder for his breakfast in this clip. The wildlife center likes to provide animals in captivity puzzles and challenges to keep them interested in their environment so MANUFACTURING OUTPUT AS A PERCENT OF GDP BY COUNTRY AT Manufacturing Output as a Percent of GDP by Country by John Hunter – “For the 14 biggest manufacturing countries in 2008, the overall manufacturing GDP percentage was 23.7% of GDP in 1980 and dropped to17% in 2008
KEYS TO THE EFFECTIVE USE OF THE PDSA IMPROVEMENT CYCLE The PDSA improvement cycle was created by Walter Shewhart where Dr. Deming learned about it. An improvement process is now part of many management improvement methods (A3 for lean manufacturing, DMAIC for six sigma and many other modifications).They are fairly similar in many ways. The PDSA cycle (Plan, Do, Study, Act) has a few key pieces that are either absent in most others A GOOD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS ROBUST AND CONTINUALLY This is a fairly good quote on a good management system. Some people might not like the mechanistic model – comparing an organization to a clock, and I agree that isn’t the right model, but even so it is agood quote.
HOW TO CREATE A CONTROL CHART FOR SEASONAL OR TRENDING Lynda Finn, President of Statistical Insight, has written an article on how to create a control chart for seasonal or trending data (where there is an underlying structural variation in the data). Essentially you need to account for the structural variation to create the control limits for the control chart.She also provides a Minitab project file. SEVEN FATAL FLAWS OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT The Seven Fatal Flaws of Performance Measurement by Joseph F. Castellano, Saul Young, and Harper A. Roehm. Performance measurement systems are used to establish specific goals, align employee behavior, and increase accountability. Organizations often use these systems to set targets for component units (e.g., individuals, profit centers LEAN MANUFACTURING AND THE TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM In this post I explore my thoughts about what lean (lean manufacturing, lean thinking) means. The way I think about it is that lean manufacturing sprung from Toyota. It seems to me the lean manufacturing name was meant to capture the entire Toyota Way.Capturing the whole of what that encompasses isn’t possible in 1 or 2 or even 10 books so it wasn’t done completely. ONE FACTOR AT A TIME (OFAT) VERSUS FACTORIAL DESIGNS Guest post by Bradley Jones. Almost a hundred years ago R. A. Fisher‘s boss published an article espousing OFAT (one factor at a time). Fisher responded with an article of his own laying out his justification for factorial design.I admire the courage it took to contradict his boss in print! HOW PRIVATE EQUITY STRANGLED MERVYNS How Private Equity Strangled Mervyns. Much of the blame for its demise lies with three private equity titans: Cerberus Capital Management, Sun Capital Partners, and Lubert-Adler. When those firms bought Mervyns from Target for $1.2 billion in 2004, they promised to revive the limping West Coast retailer. Then they stripped it of real estate PETER DRUCKER DISCUSSING THE WORK OF JURAN, DEMING AND In this clip Peter Drucker talks about Japan and his work there as well as the work of W. Edwards Deming and Joseph Juran. His discussion highlights how he remembers the Japanese were so willing to take new ideas and implement them immediately. DEMING AND PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL Deming suggested we talk about it over dinner – during the subsequent dinner discussion Dr. Deming made several points relative to performance improvement (not appraisal): Hire good people – one of the most critical decisions we all make. Train and educate them – even if they come from the best universities and are at the top oftheir class.
WE ARE BEING RUINED BY THE BEST EFFORTS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE Irwin, the porcupine at the Animal Rescue League Wildlife Center has to work a little harder for his breakfast in this clip. The wildlife center likes to provide animals in captivity puzzles and challenges to keep them interested in their environment so KEYS TO THE EFFECTIVE USE OF THE PDSA IMPROVEMENT CYCLE The PDSA improvement cycle was created by Walter Shewhart where Dr. Deming learned about it. An improvement process is now part of many management improvement methods (A3 for lean manufacturing, DMAIC for six sigma and many other modifications).They are fairly similar in many ways. The PDSA cycle (Plan, Do, Study, Act) has a few key pieces that are either absent in most others A GOOD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS ROBUST AND CONTINUALLY This is a fairly good quote on a good management system. Some people might not like the mechanistic model – comparing an organization to a clock, and I agree that isn’t the right model, but even so it is agood quote.
HOW TO CREATE A CONTROL CHART FOR SEASONAL OR TRENDING Lynda Finn, President of Statistical Insight, has written an article on how to create a control chart for seasonal or trending data (where there is an underlying structural variation in the data). Essentially you need to account for the structural variation to create the control limits for the control chart.She also provides a Minitab project file. SEVEN FATAL FLAWS OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT The Seven Fatal Flaws of Performance Measurement by Joseph F. Castellano, Saul Young, and Harper A. Roehm. Performance measurement systems are used to establish specific goals, align employee behavior, and increase accountability. Organizations often use these systems to set targets for component units (e.g., individuals, profit centers LEAN MANUFACTURING AND THE TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM In this post I explore my thoughts about what lean (lean manufacturing, lean thinking) means. The way I think about it is that lean manufacturing sprung from Toyota. It seems to me the lean manufacturing name was meant to capture the entire Toyota Way.Capturing the whole of what that encompasses isn’t possible in 1 or 2 or even 10 books so it wasn’t done completely. ONE FACTOR AT A TIME (OFAT) VERSUS FACTORIAL DESIGNS Guest post by Bradley Jones. Almost a hundred years ago R. A. Fisher‘s boss published an article espousing OFAT (one factor at a time). Fisher responded with an article of his own laying out his justification for factorial design.I admire the courage it took to contradict his boss in print! HOW PRIVATE EQUITY STRANGLED MERVYNS How Private Equity Strangled Mervyns. Much of the blame for its demise lies with three private equity titans: Cerberus Capital Management, Sun Capital Partners, and Lubert-Adler. When those firms bought Mervyns from Target for $1.2 billion in 2004, they promised to revive the limping West Coast retailer. Then they stripped it of real estate PETER DRUCKER DISCUSSING THE WORK OF JURAN, DEMING AND In this clip Peter Drucker talks about Japan and his work there as well as the work of W. Edwards Deming and Joseph Juran. His discussion highlights how he remembers the Japanese were so willing to take new ideas and implement them immediately. DEMING AND PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL Deming suggested we talk about it over dinner – during the subsequent dinner discussion Dr. Deming made several points relative to performance improvement (not appraisal): Hire good people – one of the most critical decisions we all make. Train and educate them – even if they come from the best universities and are at the top oftheir class.
WE ARE BEING RUINED BY THE BEST EFFORTS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE Irwin, the porcupine at the Animal Rescue League Wildlife Center has to work a little harder for his breakfast in this clip. The wildlife center likes to provide animals in captivity puzzles and challenges to keep them interested in their environment so CURIOUS CAT MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT BLOG Interview of William G. Hunter on Improving Quality and Productivity in Organizations by Peter Scholtes.. Bill taught a course at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Improving Quality and Productivity in Organizations, which was co-sponsored by the business school, statistics department and industrial engineering department. THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THINKING AND CHALLENGING It is important to clearly articulate the details of the decision making process. We need to note the actual criticism (faulty logic, incorrect beliefs/assumptions) that results in CURIOUS CAT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING BLOG A chemical engineer uses science to find solutions to problems, such as manufacturing issues for a food company. They can also work for pharmaceutical, chemical, science, petroleum, coal, oil, gas, trade, manufacturing and other companies. They usually work in a laboratoryor office setting.
ONE FACTOR AT A TIME (OFAT) VERSUS FACTORIAL DESIGNS Guest post by Bradley Jones. Almost a hundred years ago R. A. Fisher‘s boss published an article espousing OFAT (one factor at a time). Fisher responded with an article of his own laying out his justification for factorial design.I admire the courage it took to contradict his boss in print! HOW TO CREATE A CONTROL CHART FOR SEASONAL OR TRENDING Lynda Finn, President of Statistical Insight, has written an article on how to create a control chart for seasonal or trending data (where there is an underlying structural variation in the data). Essentially you need to account for the structural variation to create the control limits for the control chart.She also provides a Minitab project file.THE TOYOTA WAY
I think Toyota, even with the problems, is a fantastic example of a very well managed company. Yet even with all the study of lean manufacturing even basic ideas are overlooked. For example, the two main pillars of the Toyota way are “continuous improvement” and “respect for people.”. For all of us, it is valuable to refocusingon core
TYPES OF PULL SYSTEMS Mixed Supermarket and Sequential Pull System. The supermarket and sequential pull systems may be used together in a mixed system, also known as a C-type pull system. A mixed system may be appropriate when the 80/20 rule applies, with a small percentage of part numbers (perhaps 20%) accounting for the majority (perhaps 80%) of dailyproduction
SPECIAL CAUSE SIGNAL ISN’T PROOF A SPECIAL CAUSE EXISTS A signal of a special cause isn’t proof that one exists. Don’t become so enamored with the signals that you throw out judgement. Judgement should be grounded in data, understanding variation an understanding the process. But it is dangerous to apply tools as though they magically devine whether a special cause exists. TOP COUNTRIES FOR SCIENCE AND MATH EDUCATION: FINLAND Top Countries for Science and Math Education: Finland, Hong Kong and Korea. Posted on December 7, 2010 Comments (32) . The 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)* report has been released. MANUFACTURING OUTPUT AS A PERCENT OF GDP BY COUNTRY AT Manufacturing Output as a Percent of GDP by Country by John Hunter – “For the 14 biggest manufacturing countries in 2008, the overall manufacturing GDP percentage was 23.7% of GDP in 1980 and dropped to17% in 2008
CURIOUS CAT MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT BLOG Interview of William G. Hunter on Improving Quality and Productivity in Organizations by Peter Scholtes.. Bill taught a course at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Improving Quality and Productivity in Organizations, which was co-sponsored by the business school, statistics department and industrial engineering department. KEYS TO THE EFFECTIVE USE OF THE PDSA IMPROVEMENT CYCLE The PDSA improvement cycle was created by Walter Shewhart where Dr. Deming learned about it. An improvement process is now part of many management improvement methods (A3 for lean manufacturing, DMAIC for six sigma and many other modifications).They are fairly similar in many ways. The PDSA cycle (Plan, Do, Study, Act) has a few key pieces that are either absent in most others CURIOUS CAT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING BLOG A chemical engineer uses science to find solutions to problems, such as manufacturing issues for a food company. They can also work for pharmaceutical, chemical, science, petroleum, coal, oil, gas, trade, manufacturing and other companies. They usually work in a laboratoryor office setting.
A GOOD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS ROBUST AND CONTINUALLY This is a fairly good quote on a good management system. Some people might not like the mechanistic model – comparing an organization to a clock, and I agree that isn’t the right model, but even so it is agood quote.
THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THINKING AND CHALLENGING It is important to clearly articulate the details of the decision making process. We need to note the actual criticism (faulty logic, incorrect beliefs/assumptions) that results in LEAN MANUFACTURING AND THE TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM In this post I explore my thoughts about what lean (lean manufacturing, lean thinking) means. The way I think about it is that lean manufacturing sprung from Toyota. It seems to me the lean manufacturing name was meant to capture the entire Toyota Way.Capturing the whole of what that encompasses isn’t possible in 1 or 2 or even 10 books so it wasn’t done completely. SEVEN FATAL FLAWS OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT The Seven Fatal Flaws of Performance Measurement by Joseph F. Castellano, Saul Young, and Harper A. Roehm. Performance measurement systems are used to establish specific goals, align employee behavior, and increase accountability. Organizations often use these systems to set targets for component units (e.g., individuals, profit centers ONE FACTOR AT A TIME (OFAT) VERSUS FACTORIAL DESIGNS Guest post by Bradley Jones. Almost a hundred years ago R. A. Fisher‘s boss published an article espousing OFAT (one factor at a time). Fisher responded with an article of his own laying out his justification for factorial design.I admire the courage it took to contradict his boss in print! STATED VERSUS REVEALED PREFERENCE Stated Versus Revealed Preference. My father provided me a good example of the flawed thinking of relying on stated preference when I was growing up. Stated preference is, as you might deduce, the preferences voiced by customers when you ask. This is certainly useful but people’s stated preference often do not match there actions. PETER DRUCKER DISCUSSING THE WORK OF JURAN, DEMING AND In this clip Peter Drucker talks about Japan and his work there as well as the work of W. Edwards Deming and Joseph Juran. His discussion highlights how he remembers the Japanese were so willing to take new ideas and implement them immediately. CURIOUS CAT MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT BLOG Interview of William G. Hunter on Improving Quality and Productivity in Organizations by Peter Scholtes.. Bill taught a course at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Improving Quality and Productivity in Organizations, which was co-sponsored by the business school, statistics department and industrial engineering department. KEYS TO THE EFFECTIVE USE OF THE PDSA IMPROVEMENT CYCLE The PDSA improvement cycle was created by Walter Shewhart where Dr. Deming learned about it. An improvement process is now part of many management improvement methods (A3 for lean manufacturing, DMAIC for six sigma and many other modifications).They are fairly similar in many ways. The PDSA cycle (Plan, Do, Study, Act) has a few key pieces that are either absent in most others CURIOUS CAT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING BLOG A chemical engineer uses science to find solutions to problems, such as manufacturing issues for a food company. They can also work for pharmaceutical, chemical, science, petroleum, coal, oil, gas, trade, manufacturing and other companies. They usually work in a laboratoryor office setting.
A GOOD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS ROBUST AND CONTINUALLY This is a fairly good quote on a good management system. Some people might not like the mechanistic model – comparing an organization to a clock, and I agree that isn’t the right model, but even so it is agood quote.
THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THINKING AND CHALLENGING It is important to clearly articulate the details of the decision making process. We need to note the actual criticism (faulty logic, incorrect beliefs/assumptions) that results in LEAN MANUFACTURING AND THE TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM In this post I explore my thoughts about what lean (lean manufacturing, lean thinking) means. The way I think about it is that lean manufacturing sprung from Toyota. It seems to me the lean manufacturing name was meant to capture the entire Toyota Way.Capturing the whole of what that encompasses isn’t possible in 1 or 2 or even 10 books so it wasn’t done completely. SEVEN FATAL FLAWS OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT The Seven Fatal Flaws of Performance Measurement by Joseph F. Castellano, Saul Young, and Harper A. Roehm. Performance measurement systems are used to establish specific goals, align employee behavior, and increase accountability. Organizations often use these systems to set targets for component units (e.g., individuals, profit centers ONE FACTOR AT A TIME (OFAT) VERSUS FACTORIAL DESIGNS Guest post by Bradley Jones. Almost a hundred years ago R. A. Fisher‘s boss published an article espousing OFAT (one factor at a time). Fisher responded with an article of his own laying out his justification for factorial design.I admire the courage it took to contradict his boss in print! STATED VERSUS REVEALED PREFERENCE Stated Versus Revealed Preference. My father provided me a good example of the flawed thinking of relying on stated preference when I was growing up. Stated preference is, as you might deduce, the preferences voiced by customers when you ask. This is certainly useful but people’s stated preference often do not match there actions. PETER DRUCKER DISCUSSING THE WORK OF JURAN, DEMING AND In this clip Peter Drucker talks about Japan and his work there as well as the work of W. Edwards Deming and Joseph Juran. His discussion highlights how he remembers the Japanese were so willing to take new ideas and implement them immediately. CURIOUS CAT INVESTING AND ECONOMICS BLOG For a 50 year old the subsidy would be $2,900 or 38%. For a 60 year old the subsidy would be $6,800 or 59%. For a couple of 35 year olds and 2 children the subsidy would be $12,100 per year or 72%. For a 35 year old couple earning $85,000 with 2 children the HOW TO MANAGE WHAT YOU CAN’T MEASURE Measures are a proxy and we need to understand the limitation of the data we use. The main point Deming was making was we can’t just pretend the data we have tells us everything we need to know. We need to think. We need to understand that the data is useful but the limitations need to be remembered. Human systems involve people.THE TOYOTA WAY
I think Toyota, even with the problems, is a fantastic example of a very well managed company. Yet even with all the study of lean manufacturing even basic ideas are overlooked. For example, the two main pillars of the Toyota way are “continuous improvement” and “respect for people.”. For all of us, it is valuable to refocusingon core
BUILD AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE INTRINSIC MOTIVATION FLOURISHES Intrinsic motivation is a strong force and a few earlier adopters will quickly come along in all but the most broken organizations. You can build on that success (and eliminat more and more de-motivation) to grow intrinsic motivation in more and more people. Instead of trying to motivate people to put the customer first, create an environment 94% BELONGS TO THE SYSTEM 94% Belongs to the System. I should estimate that in my experience most troubles and most possibilities for improvement add up to the proportions something like this: 94% belongs to the system (responsibility of management), 6% special. Page 315 of Out of the Crisis by Dr. W. Edwards Deming. the system that people work in andthe interaction
ONE FACTOR AT A TIME (OFAT) VERSUS FACTORIAL DESIGNS Guest post by Bradley Jones. Almost a hundred years ago R. A. Fisher‘s boss published an article espousing OFAT (one factor at a time). Fisher responded with an article of his own laying out his justification for factorial design.I admire the courage it took to contradict his boss in print! OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS AND DATA COLLECTION Operational Definitions and Data Collection. A study released recently spawned a flurry of articles on washing hands. I have seen such reporting before and again I find it interesting (as sad as that might be). The stories repeatedly say things like: “Men’s hands dirtierthan women’s.”.
DEMING’S SEVEN DEADLY DISEASES Topic: Management Improvement. Dr. Deming noted seven deadly diseases in chapter 3 of Out of the Crisis, 1986.Below his words from pages 97-98 are bolded. As with Deming’s other thoughts, his list of deadly diseases was continually modified as he learned more (to adjust the focus, the basic concept of the diseases were not changed). STATED VERSUS REVEALED PREFERENCE Stated Versus Revealed Preference. My father provided me a good example of the flawed thinking of relying on stated preference when I was growing up. Stated preference is, as you might deduce, the preferences voiced by customers when you ask. This is certainly useful but people’s stated preference often do not match there actions. MOLTEN SALT SOLAR REACTOR APPROVED BY CALIFORNIA » CURIOUS Posted on December 18, 2010 Comments (15) California has approved a molten salt solar reactor project. The plan is for a 150-megawatt solar power tower project. From the press release: the “Solar Energy Project has the ability to collect and store enough thermal energy each morning to operate at full power all afternoon and for up to 8hours
CURIOUS CAT MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT BLOG Interview of William G. Hunter on Improving Quality and Productivity in Organizations by Peter Scholtes.. Bill taught a course at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Improving Quality and Productivity in Organizations, which was co-sponsored by the business school, statistics department and industrial engineering department. CURIOUS CAT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING BLOG A chemical engineer uses science to find solutions to problems, such as manufacturing issues for a food company. They can also work for pharmaceutical, chemical, science, petroleum, coal, oil, gas, trade, manufacturing and other companies. They usually work in a laboratoryor office setting.
KEYS TO THE EFFECTIVE USE OF THE PDSA IMPROVEMENT CYCLE The PDSA improvement cycle was created by Walter Shewhart where Dr. Deming learned about it. An improvement process is now part of many management improvement methods (A3 for lean manufacturing, DMAIC for six sigma and many other modifications).They are fairly similar in many ways. The PDSA cycle (Plan, Do, Study, Act) has a few key pieces that are either absent in most others THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THINKING AND CHALLENGINGIMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THINKING IN BUSINESSHOW IMPORTANT IS CRITICAL THINKINGHOW IMPORTANT IS CRITICAL THINKINGWHAT IS CRITICAL THINKINGWHY IS CRITICAL THINKING ESSENTIALWHY IS CRITICAL THINKING GOOD It is important to clearly articulate the details of the decision making process. We need to note the actual criticism (faulty logic, incorrect beliefs/assumptions) that results in SEVEN FATAL FLAWS OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT The Seven Fatal Flaws of Performance Measurement by Joseph F. Castellano, Saul Young, and Harper A. Roehm. Performance measurement systems are used to establish specific goals, align employee behavior, and increase accountability. Organizations often use these systems to set targets for component units (e.g., individuals, profit centers A GOOD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS ROBUST AND CONTINUALLY This is a fairly good quote on a good management system. Some people might not like the mechanistic model – comparing an organization to a clock, and I agree that isn’t the right model, but even so it is agood quote.
LEAN MANUFACTURING AND THE TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM In this post I explore my thoughts about what lean (lean manufacturing, lean thinking) means. The way I think about it is that lean manufacturing sprung from Toyota. It seems to me the lean manufacturing name was meant to capture the entire Toyota Way.Capturing the whole of what that encompasses isn’t possible in 1 or 2 or even 10 books so it wasn’t done completely. HOW TO CREATE A CONTROL CHART FOR SEASONAL OR TRENDINGBIRTH CONTROL SEASONALSEASONAL FUTURES CHARTSNATURAL GAS SEASONAL CHARTSEASONAL CHART CORNSEASONAL CONTROL HVACFREE SEASONAL FUTURES CHARTS Lynda Finn, President of Statistical Insight, has written an article on how to create a control chart for seasonal or trending data (where there is an underlying structural variation in the data). Essentially you need to account for the structural variation to create the control limits for the control chart.She also provides a Minitab project file. SPECIAL CAUSE SIGNAL ISN’T PROOF A SPECIAL CAUSE EXISTS A signal of a special cause isn’t proof that one exists. Don’t become so enamored with the signals that you throw out judgement. Judgement should be grounded in data, understanding variation an understanding the process. But it is dangerous to apply tools as though they magically devine whether a special cause exists. DEMING AND PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL Deming suggested we talk about it over dinner – during the subsequent dinner discussion Dr. Deming made several points relative to performance improvement (not appraisal): Hire good people – one of the most critical decisions we all make. Train and educate them – even if they come from the best universities and are at the top oftheir class.
CURIOUS CAT MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT BLOG Interview of William G. Hunter on Improving Quality and Productivity in Organizations by Peter Scholtes.. Bill taught a course at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Improving Quality and Productivity in Organizations, which was co-sponsored by the business school, statistics department and industrial engineering department. CURIOUS CAT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING BLOG A chemical engineer uses science to find solutions to problems, such as manufacturing issues for a food company. They can also work for pharmaceutical, chemical, science, petroleum, coal, oil, gas, trade, manufacturing and other companies. They usually work in a laboratoryor office setting.
KEYS TO THE EFFECTIVE USE OF THE PDSA IMPROVEMENT CYCLE The PDSA improvement cycle was created by Walter Shewhart where Dr. Deming learned about it. An improvement process is now part of many management improvement methods (A3 for lean manufacturing, DMAIC for six sigma and many other modifications).They are fairly similar in many ways. The PDSA cycle (Plan, Do, Study, Act) has a few key pieces that are either absent in most others THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THINKING AND CHALLENGINGIMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THINKING IN BUSINESSHOW IMPORTANT IS CRITICAL THINKINGHOW IMPORTANT IS CRITICAL THINKINGWHAT IS CRITICAL THINKINGWHY IS CRITICAL THINKING ESSENTIALWHY IS CRITICAL THINKING GOOD It is important to clearly articulate the details of the decision making process. We need to note the actual criticism (faulty logic, incorrect beliefs/assumptions) that results in SEVEN FATAL FLAWS OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT The Seven Fatal Flaws of Performance Measurement by Joseph F. Castellano, Saul Young, and Harper A. Roehm. Performance measurement systems are used to establish specific goals, align employee behavior, and increase accountability. Organizations often use these systems to set targets for component units (e.g., individuals, profit centers A GOOD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS ROBUST AND CONTINUALLY This is a fairly good quote on a good management system. Some people might not like the mechanistic model – comparing an organization to a clock, and I agree that isn’t the right model, but even so it is agood quote.
LEAN MANUFACTURING AND THE TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM In this post I explore my thoughts about what lean (lean manufacturing, lean thinking) means. The way I think about it is that lean manufacturing sprung from Toyota. It seems to me the lean manufacturing name was meant to capture the entire Toyota Way.Capturing the whole of what that encompasses isn’t possible in 1 or 2 or even 10 books so it wasn’t done completely. HOW TO CREATE A CONTROL CHART FOR SEASONAL OR TRENDINGBIRTH CONTROL SEASONALSEASONAL FUTURES CHARTSNATURAL GAS SEASONAL CHARTSEASONAL CHART CORNSEASONAL CONTROL HVACFREE SEASONAL FUTURES CHARTS Lynda Finn, President of Statistical Insight, has written an article on how to create a control chart for seasonal or trending data (where there is an underlying structural variation in the data). Essentially you need to account for the structural variation to create the control limits for the control chart.She also provides a Minitab project file. SPECIAL CAUSE SIGNAL ISN’T PROOF A SPECIAL CAUSE EXISTS A signal of a special cause isn’t proof that one exists. Don’t become so enamored with the signals that you throw out judgement. Judgement should be grounded in data, understanding variation an understanding the process. But it is dangerous to apply tools as though they magically devine whether a special cause exists. DEMING AND PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL Deming suggested we talk about it over dinner – during the subsequent dinner discussion Dr. Deming made several points relative to performance improvement (not appraisal): Hire good people – one of the most critical decisions we all make. Train and educate them – even if they come from the best universities and are at the top oftheir class.
CURIOUS CAT INVESTING AND ECONOMICS BLOG For a 50 year old the subsidy would be $2,900 or 38%. For a 60 year old the subsidy would be $6,800 or 59%. For a couple of 35 year olds and 2 children the subsidy would be $12,100 per year or 72%. For a 35 year old couple earning $85,000 with 2 children the HOW TO MANAGE WHAT YOU CAN’T MEASURE Measures are a proxy and we need to understand the limitation of the data we use. The main point Deming was making was we can’t just pretend the data we have tells us everything we need to know. We need to think. We need to understand that the data is useful but the limitations need to be remembered. Human systems involve people. LEAN MANUFACTURING AND THE TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM In this post I explore my thoughts about what lean (lean manufacturing, lean thinking) means. The way I think about it is that lean manufacturing sprung from Toyota. It seems to me the lean manufacturing name was meant to capture the entire Toyota Way.Capturing the whole of what that encompasses isn’t possible in 1 or 2 or even 10 books so it wasn’t done completely. BUILDING A NETWORK OF TUNNELS UNDERGROUND TO EASE THE FLOW Building a Network of Tunnels Underground to Ease the Flow of Traffic. Posted on October 1, 2017 Comments (1) . Guest post by Aron Alba “Roads must go 3D” – Elon Musk HOW TO CREATE A CONTROL CHART FOR SEASONAL OR TRENDING Lynda Finn, President of Statistical Insight, has written an article on how to create a control chart for seasonal or trending data (where there is an underlying structural variation in the data). Essentially you need to account for the structural variation to create the control limits for the control chart.She also provides a Minitab project file. 94% BELONGS TO THE SYSTEM 94% Belongs to the System. I should estimate that in my experience most troubles and most possibilities for improvement add up to the proportions something like this: 94% belongs to the system (responsibility of management), 6% special. Page 315 of Out of the Crisis by Dr. W. Edwards Deming. the system that people work in andthe interaction
ONE FACTOR AT A TIME (OFAT) VERSUS FACTORIAL DESIGNS Guest post by Bradley Jones. Almost a hundred years ago R. A. Fisher‘s boss published an article espousing OFAT (one factor at a time). Fisher responded with an article of his own laying out his justification for factorial design.I admire the courage it took to contradict his boss in print!THE TOYOTA WAY
I think Toyota, even with the problems, is a fantastic example of a very well managed company. Yet even with all the study of lean manufacturing even basic ideas are overlooked. For example, the two main pillars of the Toyota way are “continuous improvement” and “respect for people.”. For all of us, it is valuable to refocusingon core
OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS AND DATA COLLECTION Operational Definitions and Data Collection. A study released recently spawned a flurry of articles on washing hands. I have seen such reporting before and again I find it interesting (as sad as that might be). The stories repeatedly say things like: “Men’s hands dirtierthan women’s.”.
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